Tuesday, August 4, 2020

The road to independence for Scotland - and the road to nowhere for Douglas Ross

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So a couple of 'quick notes' for you tonight.  I have a new article on The National 's website about whether Douglas Ross is lik...
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Sunday, August 2, 2020

It's time to democratise the SNP's NEC

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Earlier this evening, I had a brief but interesting Twitter exchange with the former SNP MSP Andrew Wilson, who incidentally I voted for bac...
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Saturday, August 1, 2020

Since Scotland broke away from the disastrous Westminster-led response to the crisis, our outcomes have been dramatically - not "marginally" - better than England's

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I raised a dubious eyebrow at this comment today from David Herdson over at Stormfront Lite - "And what’s true in England is true in...
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Friday, July 31, 2020

YouGov poll: Nicola Sturgeon's net personal rating is 87 points higher than Boris Johnson's

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YouGov today published results of a full-scale Scottish poll, but it only contained favourability ratings for various leading politicians.  ...
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A factional and self-destructive decision

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BREAKING: Joanna Cherry has said she will not contest a seat in the Holyrood election after an SNP rule change would have meant she and her ...
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Thursday, July 30, 2020

The SNP leadership should just chill out and stop trying to artificially obstruct Joanna Cherry's bid to become an MSP

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This is silly. There's no need for a by-election, let alone £10,000 to pay for a by-election. The leadership should chill out, allow Joa...
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Wednesday, July 29, 2020

Before they burn their bridges, leading figures in the SNP ought to remember that Alex Salmond is a man with options

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Following on from my bewilderment over a period of weeks as Iain Macwhirter acted as an unlikely cheerleader for herd immunity, it's ref...
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Tuesday, July 28, 2020

BREAKING: It's the other guy who's obsessed, insists angry man for the 34,289th time

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Alert readers (ahem) of Wings Over Scotland may have noticed that in the vast majority of the countless blog/social media posts Stuart Campb...
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Thursday, July 23, 2020

WHERE'S OUR DEVO SUPERMAX, GEORGE?

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The other night, I happened to stumble across this Phantom Power film I took part in a few years ago.  It also features Derek Bateman, Paul ...
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Monday, July 20, 2020

For the Yes movement to stay behind them, the SNP must have a crystal-clear manifesto commitment to an early referendum - with no caveats or get-out clauses

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I've been having a look at Robin McAlpine's attack on the SNP leadership, and there are parts I strongly disagree with, but also par...
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